July 7, 1865: The Lincoln Conspirators are Hanged
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July 7, 1865 - Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by U.S. federal government, along with Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt are hanged for their role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. (Fort McNair, Washington DC)...
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Hartford Circus Fire: July 6, 1944
[unable to retrieve full-text content] On July 6, 1944, 168+ people (at least 100 of whom were ...View More
Members of the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, which drafted a constitution for the proposed State of Sequoyah covering the Indian Territory. However, Congress and the President rejected a separate state and had it merged into the State of Oklahoma.
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While shooting photos of lightning, I thought of Benjamin Franklin: possibly the most impressive man of the 18th century.
[unable to retrieve full-text content] I live in the tallest condo building in my little town a ...View More
On this day 162 years ago, the Battle of Gettysburg began.
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Presidential Biographies
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June 30, 1953 - The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250...
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Who is your favorite ‘forgotten’ figure from American history, and why should more people know about them?
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Mine would be Huey P. Long, known as “The Kingfish.” As govern ...View More
This is the last prepared speech of Franklin D. Roosevelt's life, which honors Thomas Jefferson, "an American citizen of the world" on Jefferson Day, 1945 (Jefferson's birthday, April 13). President Roosevelt died only a day before he was to give this speech at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial:
[unable to retrieve full-text content] April 13, 1945 Americans are gathered together this even ...View More
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